Hands on Me (A Twilight Fanfiction written by IndependentIndividuality)

Chapter 44: In Which White is Fine

Chapter 44: In Which White is Fine

A/N: Okay, I've been holding off of flat out saying it or spoiling it, only alluding to it but here it is. No hiding it in this chapter. I have a feeling there's gonna be some kind of reaction to this one, whether good or bad. I'm happy with it. Maybe a lot of you guessed what would happen, maybe you didn't. I had a few people express either opinion. I'm so excited to hear what you think! This was written forever ago and I've just been waiting for y'all to get to this part! Hurray!

Let's see, hmm, what else? There are some new recs up on Alphas and Imprints, if you're hunting some fresh wolf/imprint fic. I'd actually like to request if anybody knows any good wolf/imprint one-shots, could they PM them to me? I'm having a hard time finding anything good.

Disclaimer: Don't own any of it, except the order the words are in. But on a side note, I love the chapter title. I wonder if the people who got them awhile back guessed what it meant . . .

In Which White is Fine

and you say we're too young, but maybe you're too old to remember
and i try to pretend, but i just feel it when we're together
and if you don't believe me, you never really knew us

- vanessa carlton, who's to say

Jacob just stared at me for a long moment.

"Now?"

I nodded.

"Nessie," he said finally. "We can't - we can't . . . plan a wedding - "

"I don't want a wedding," I told him honestly, reaching up to kiss him again but he didn't respond. "I don't want anything but you, Jacob. Let's - let's get married. Please."

"I - I don't think - "

"Jacob, we have two weeks," I told him, looking straight into his eyes. "Only two weeks. Who knows what might happen after that. I - please."

Jacob was silent. I was struck with something.

"Do you - do you not want to marry me?"

"Of course I do!" Jacob burst out immediately, flooding me with relief. "I - you know I do, Nessie, but I don't want you to - to rush into anything just because - "

"Because you're going off to fight a war?" I said, almost a little sarcastic. "Jacob, don't think about what we should do or going too fast or whether I'm ready or anything. What do you want to do? Do you really want to . . . leave me and go off and fight without having . . . loved each other all the way?"

"I already love you all the way, Nessie," Jacob said, but it was half-hearted. I could feel his resolve breaking. I could feel him giving into the selfishness.

"You know what I mean," I said sternly. "I want to be with you, Jake. And I want to . . . I don't want it to be just words. I want . . . to make a choice and choose you and have it final. I want you to be my husband."

Jacob closed his eyes, pressed his forehead a little harder against mine. Our noses and lips brushed - we were so close, but I wanted closer.

"Are - are you absolutely sure, Nessie?"

Yes. Oh, yes, yes, yes.

"So sure," I breathed, hardly believing what was happening. "So, so sure, Jacob."

Jacob nodded twice. "Okay."

"Okay?" I had to make sure. "Okay what?"

"Will - damn it," Jake cursed. I was surprised when he set me abruptly on my feet and even more surprised when he dropped to his knees. He took one of my hands. "Will you marry me, Nessie?"